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  1. New to Navy, ODS, Portsmouth-need any help?

    elisabethm replied to Sw88tpea's topic in Government, Military

    Sweetpea, Do you have experience with deployments? If so, what was your personal experience like deploying as a Navy Nurse? Do you know if Bethesda and San Diego have particular places that they...

  2. Navy NCP applicant for 2016 graduation

    elisabethm replied to #Freckles&Glasses's topic in General Students

    Congrats Freckles&Glasses! Sounds like your application is moving along nicely!

  3. Navy NCP FY2014 'Role call'

    elisabethm replied to StudentForever77's topic in Government, Military

    Congrats on heading to Portsmouth, slc1984! :) I don't know where I'm going yet...haven't even filled out the paperwork. I'm assuming that'll come closer to my graduation (May 2014). Still hoping for...

  4. Navy NCP applicant for 2016 graduation

    elisabethm replied to #Freckles&Glasses's topic in General Students

    You're right that the interview isn't anything to worry about. Mine had a pretty informal vibe. They ask you a lot of basic questions and some that are more related to the military. (How do you feel...

  5. relocating to Colorado Springs.

    elisabethm replied to PatrickBaron's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I honestly do not know. I never ask the nurses I'm shadowing if they're adn or bsn (they all seem pretty great to me). I know that Memorial does hire some new grads every year and that they are not...

  6. relocating to Colorado Springs.

    elisabethm replied to PatrickBaron's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I'm glad my post was helpful to you. Good luck with whichever hospital you end up at!

  7. relocating to Colorado Springs.

    elisabethm replied to PatrickBaron's topic in Colorado Nursing

    You're right. With the merger with UCH, Memorial is making a ton of changes! They're updating their entire computer system very soon. One thing that I am super excited for is a medication barcode...

  8. Starting a Student Organization

    elisabethm replied to rse3's topic in General Students

    I'm a board member/officer for my school's student nurses' association. Like ElkPark said, we're a chapter of the NSNA and of our state's SNA. We do a lot of fun things at our school, and we really...

  9. Navy NCP applicant for 2016 graduation

    elisabethm replied to #Freckles&Glasses's topic in General Students

    Hey Freckles&Glasses! I'm graduating in May 2014 (so close!!!), and I'm currently in the Navy NCP. You should expect a long wait. I submitted my application last fall and found out I was accepted...

  10. Should I even bother applying to the Navy NCP?

    elisabethm replied to Melonie26's topic in Government, Military

    Dranger, I am sorry if my information is inaccurate. I am simply repeating what myself and many other students were told by our cadre. My school's lead cadre (I know that's not his official title, but...

  11. Should I even bother applying to the Navy NCP?

    elisabethm replied to Melonie26's topic in Government, Military

    For a new grad, I think that applying for direct commission is even more competitive than the NCP (you're competing with nurses who have years of experience). I would be very surprised if someone was...

  12. Should I even bother applying to the Navy NCP?

    elisabethm replied to Melonie26's topic in Government, Military

    When I was in ROTC (Fall 2011), we were told that starting in 2014 (my graduating year) my school had a maximum number of nursing students that could be offered active duty. Even if every nursing...

  13. Should I even bother applying to the Navy NCP?

    elisabethm replied to Melonie26's topic in Government, Military

    I disagree that it's a red flag, Dranger. I think that mentioning her prior experience in ROTC shows that she is seriously interested in joining the military and has looked at all the options...

  14. Should I even bother applying to the Navy NCP?

    elisabethm replied to Melonie26's topic in Government, Military

    Hi Melonie, I'm a senior in nursing school, and I was accepted into the Navy NCP in May 2013. The NCP is very competitive, but I think you might as well give it a shot. A 3.5 isn't great, but it isn't...

  15. Does the Army still have the Nurse Candidate Program?

    elisabethm replied to KingstonB's topic in Government, Military

    Hi KingstonB, I have also heard that the Army NCP has been cancelled, although I do not know 100% for sure. When I first started nursing school, I visited an Army Healthcare recruiter with the intent...

  16. Does the time of year in which you apply to NCP affect you?

    elisabethm replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Government, Military

    Oh, I guess you really can't get it in any earlier then. In that case, I think you'll probably end up in the next fiscal year, although I'm not really sure. Your recruiter will be able to give you...

  17. Does the time of year in which you apply to NCP affect you?

    elisabethm replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Government, Military

    Just get it in as quickly as you can. Before applying, I had heard that the boards for the Navy NCP were in the fall, but they selected quite a few of us in the spring as well. (Most of the people on...

  18. Does the time of year in which you apply to NCP affect you?

    elisabethm replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Government, Military

    I think that the time of year in which you apply does have an impact on your application. From my very limited experience, it seems like there is more money and optimism at the beginning of the fiscal...

  19. Nurse Candidiate Program FY 2014

    elisabethm replied to lilbont's topic in Government, Military

    I have no idea why it takes so long. I know it's hard to wait. I go to school in Colorado and will be graduating in May 2014. It sure is a relief to know I'll have a job when I'm done! All my friends...

  20. Nurse Candidiate Program FY 2014

    elisabethm replied to lilbont's topic in Government, Military

    Hi Lilbont! I got into the Navy Nurse Candidate Program in May 2013. I first submitted my application in October 2012 and found out I had been accepted on April 29, 2013. My application was very back...

  21. NCP program? Graduating in 2015?

    elisabethm replied to CSUnursegirl2b's topic in Government, Military

    I was not the only one who was accepted in the spring. If you check the NCP 2014 role call thread, there are at least a few others who were accepted in April as well. You should still try to make the...

  22. NCP program? Graduating in 2015?

    elisabethm replied to CSUnursegirl2b's topic in Government, Military

    Rlbrown, Honestly, I don't know if I made the October boards or not. (I don't think I did, but I can't remember.) My application was really stop and go. I would submit everything and think I was done,...

  23. NCP program? Graduating in 2015?

    elisabethm replied to CSUnursegirl2b's topic in Government, Military

    Hi Parker.Jaime! I first visited my recruiter in March 2012 and started working on my packet late August/early September 2012. I found out I had been accepted on April 29, 2013 and signed my...

  24. Navy NCP FY2014 'Role call'

    elisabethm replied to StudentForever77's topic in Government, Military

    I haven't heard anything new either. Like StudentForever77, I'm just doing school stuff right now. I haven't heard anything about my DPS yet, but I think that's okay since I don't graduate until May...

  25. Nurse Candidate Program (In need of information)

    elisabethm replied to Michael3025's topic in Government, Military

    mgntanner, I know your question wasn't directed at me, but I was just accepted into the NCP in May and I was allowed to use a relative as a reference. I have an uncle who has done well in the Army,...